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Durham - THE HERALD SUN By Blake Strayhorn
Bishop Johnson, Presiding Bishop-Elect Michael Curry, Durham Habitat and I share a passion for radical hospitality.
I love to tell the story of the first time I met Bishop Curry. He was officiating the ordination of a friend, a young soon-to-be-pr… Read More

The Women Roofers from Rutherfordton, NC, who were featured in People Magazine, will come to Durham on October 10th to help develop a core group of women to roof homes with Habitat of Durham. Their goal is to help Durham Habitat establish a core group who will be committed to roofing 6 … Read More

DURHAM THE HERALD SUN — Blake Strayhorn, Durham Habitat for Humanity
One recent Saturday morning, Habitat site supervisors Bill Clay and Matt Lawing welcomed a group to their East Durham repairs project with a box of Monuts (if you don’t know what Monuts are, you should!) and … Read More

DURHAM HERALD SUN - By Anna Benfield. On a recent Friday morning more than 50 construction volunteers found their way to five build homes across North East Central Durham. By 9 a.m. they were hard at work, building walls and installing siding on new homes and removing old flooring from a fut… Read More

DURHAM HERALD SUN - By Volunteer Center of Durham
Lindsey and Jackie Pareis
Habitat for Humanity of Durham
One and a half years
It takes more than hammers and nails to build homes; it also takes office work.
As volunteers in the Durham office of Habitat for Humanity, the mother-an… Read More

DURHAM HERALD SUN — By Blake Strayhorn, Habitat for Humanity Durham, Welcome, spring! After a long, cold February, spring arrived in Durham, seemingly overnight. The season of rebirth and renewal is here. As nature exploded all around us, Durham Habitat embrace… Read More

The inspiration for an exciting Habitat home sponsorship came in 2011, when Margaret Rubiera was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was anxious, but the kindness and compassion of her caregivers made her journey one of strength and optimism. Margaret saw the nurses, lab techs, and other careg… Read More

Durham United is the unstoppable team made up of City of Durham employees and County of Durham employees. This group comes together in service of their community with more than 400 people from more than 100 departments volunteering and fundraising for Habitat of Durham each year.
Righ… Read More

An anonymous donor has fully sponsored a Durham Habitat home to honor Pope Francis for his commitment to social justice and reinvigorating the Catholic Church.
Our inspired donor hopes that this home will provide a unifying, celebratory opportunity for both Catholic and non-Catholic v… Read More

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Worth helped found Durham Habitat as part of his Bible study group. He has volunteered to build hundreds of homes, but if you ask about his role with Habitat, he will take no special credit, saying, “Habitat just fits in with who I am.”